National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.
Millions of people across the country visit their libraries every week.
What’s the draw?
Everything.
From young families stopping in for play and storytime, to students sketching out their next creative project in a makerspace, to seniors seeking tech help and everyone in between, libraries of all kinds help us connect the dots from one part of our journey to the next. Chart your next literary adventure by browsing the stacks or joining a book club. Let an author color your imagination at an author talk, outline your big business idea at an entrepreneur workshop, or trace your history with your library’s genealogy resources. Make your mark and get involved with your library by volunteering or spreading the word.
Whatever draws you in, the library has something for everyone.
Schedule of Events
All Week Long during National Library Week!
- Visit us and write down what you love about the library to display in our lobby
- Guess how many patrons visited our library in 2024. Closest guess gets to choose between an inflatable kayak and a zero gravity chair!
Monday, April 7 - Patron Appreciation Day
- Are you a smart cookie for using the Library? First 100 visitors receive a sugar cookie from Fleckenstein's Bakery.
Tuesday, April 8 - National Library Workers Day
Wednesday, April 9 - National Library Outreach Day
- Say hello to staff while we visit the New Lenox Train Station to provide resources to commuters.
Thursday, April 10 - The Studio is Egg-cellent
- Come in and decorate a 2D wooden egg created on our laser cutter! All supplies will be provided in our Studio space.
Friday, April 11 - Drawn to the Library
- Pull our drawing winner!
- Chalk the Walk outside the Library